A review by emmiemopho
Insomnia by Stephen King

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. This one lacked the racism and misogyny that is prevalently found in SK’s books. It also lacked the “man explains sex/the feel of a woman” that is often found in his stories as well. This is all good news for me and I allowed me to thoroughly enjoy the story without being annoying towards Stephen. Here are my notes from during the read:  “Whoremaster” -was his go-to in Bag of Bones too. 
The name “Mike”  *might* be Stephen’s go to name for himself. Too soon to know if this is a repeat for him. 
Didn’t get cringed out until page 358. The book was going really well. Why does a conversation with his best friend have to get him horny??? 
Pg. 741 “ Ralph stuck the sneaker into back pocket and shook his head.” Is his back pocket big enough for that? That’s kind of an odd idea even to have a shoe in your pocket? 
Enjoyed SK for including his start and end date for writing the book. 3 years to write. ~1 year to publish. 


Overall this book was a good read. The story was interesting and as a reader was constantly wanting Ralph to stay in the long timers world just to continue to see everything hidden. It was neat. Recommend the read. 
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